This home at 512 S. Market Street was built in 1893 by Manhiem Cantor for the sum of $5,000. Manhiem was a German immigrant and his family was prominent in Marion society. Continue reading
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Uptown Motel 106 W. College
The Uptown Motel opened at 106 W. College St. around 1957. Squeezed into the back lot of the Orpheum Theater, it literally hugged the stage house of the theater offering up only enough space for about 14 rooming units. Continue reading
Charles Raymond Monroe was born February 16, 1889. Otley A. Monroe was born November 1, 1890 to William S. and Rachel Monroe. Continue reading
Castellano Addition
“The following article written in 1953 describes post-depression housing starts occurring in Marion, Illinois.” Continue reading
During the gloomy years of the Depression, old timers in Marion, Illinois predicted that the city was a “goner” and would soon become a ghost town. Continue reading